Seda (Obuz) Tirkaz

Freelance Marketing Consultant

München, Deutschland

Erfahrungen

Dez. 2019 - Bis heute
5 Jahren 7 Monaten
München, Deutschland

Freelance Marketing Consultant

  • Assessed new business and revenue opportunities
  • Developed the strategic marketing plan for a startup company
  • Provided expert insights in the conceptualization of innovative marketing strategies
Sept. 2017 - Jan. 2019
1 Jahr 5 Monaten
İstanbul, Türkei

Global Trade Marketing Manager

Sisecam Group / Pasabahce

  • Managed shopper marketing strategies and category development projects of Pasabahce brand across multiple channels in Turkey, Russia, Italy, Egypt, Iran (ad-hoc activities are done in Europe, CIS, Middle East, Asia).
  • Executed seasonal activities, events, in-store themes, annual retail plan and consumer promotions.
  • Managed a team of 8 members and 220+ merchandisers on the field.
  • Collaborated with 5 subsidiaries, 25+ distributors and 10+ marketing agencies.
  • Managed agency/department budgets.
  • Arranged sales account visits in coordination with sales teams in order to extend existing markets and develop new sales channels.
  • Responsible for premium brand Nude, its marketing strategies and analysis including ROI and SWOT.
  • Prepared annual strategic trade marketing plan.
  • Ensured sales target is achieved and brand guidelines are followed in global activities.
  • Achieved to launch shopper marketing in Turkey, Egypt, Iran and Italy and get retail sales growth by 20%-Turkey; 210%-Russia and 169%-Egypt.
  • Increased the retail penetration by 39% in one year.
Dez. 2015 - Sept. 2017
1 Jahr 10 Monaten
İstanbul, Türkei

Global Trade Marketing Executive

Sisecam Group / Pasabahce

  • Developed all go-to market materials from creative design to execution including merchandising directives, presentations for sales meetings, trade shows and executive meetings.
  • Built partnerships with 3rd party marketing/retail agencies.
  • Led marketing and sales strategies in retail and horeca channels.
  • Managed a team of 3 members and 100+ merchandisers on the field.
  • Established merchandising operations with 120 merchandisers in Russia.
  • Russia, 2nd biggest market: Increased consumer engagement and brand awareness (+4.5%-Nielsen Report) by elevating the in-store shopping experience and digital media usage.
  • Implemented SKU Optimization Project: set product basket optimization, differentiated products for various channels, analyzed SKU performance/product life-cycle.
Dez. 2013 - Dez. 2015
2 Jahren 1 Monate
İstanbul, Türkei

Shopper Marketing Specialist

Sisecam Group / Pasabahce

  • Developed and analyzed region/by customer trade promotions.
  • Developed and analyzed periodical internal status update reports for incentives, merchandising audit results and company sell-out data.
  • Took responsibility for profitability success.
  • Worked and built strong relationships with the marketing, category, sales, and finance departments.
März 2013 - Dez. 2014
10 Monaten
İstanbul, Türkei

Assistant Brand Manager

TAT Food Group

  • Responsible for all marketing activities of Pastavilla and TAT Ketchup brands.
  • Achieved development of a brand-new product “Pastavilla Tam Bugday”.
  • Led the entire ATL and BTL processes for the new product.
  • Developed the messaging and content for social media.
  • Monitored market trends, consumer behaviors, and spending habits for marketing projects.
Juni 2010 - Aug. 2010
3 Monaten

Intern in Treasury Department

Volkwagen Dogus Financing

Apr. 2008 - Feb. 2010
1 Jahr 11 Monaten

Part-time Sales Specialist

Papko GmbH

  • Provided sales analysis, forecasting and reporting.

Sprachen

Türkisch
Muttersprache
Englisch
Verhandlungssicher
Deutsch
Fortgeschritten

Ausbildung

Okt. 2020 - Juni 2021

Technical University of Munich

München, Deutschland

Okt. 2011 - Sept. 2012

University of Bristol

MSc · Economics, Finance and Management · Bristol, Vereinigtes Königreich

Okt. 2006 - Juni 2011

Istanbul Technical University

BS · Management Engineering · İstanbul, Türkei

Zertifikate & Bescheinigungen

Google Analytics

The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

Leadership Program

Dale Carnegie Academy

Strategic Marketing Program

Ozyegin University, Faculty of Business